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we just heard from president barack obama. what do you think about the president's statements about the developments in egypt? >> i think it was a very good speech, not only that it came across as a very emotional speech but i think he paid respect, he paid respect to this people on the square, he paid respect to the young people who took the things in their own hands and are now creating this new egypt. i think it is a speech that will be listened very well to because people are very careful here. they're always scared about the americans. so many politics in the middle east. that was a speech made on equal footing. he just basically paid respect to the people who did this revolution here in egypt and i think this is a good beginning for a new relationship with the americans and the egyptian people because of course the americans have things to make up because the americans were one of the main supporters of hosni mubarak so this was a good speech for kind of turning the page, basically, turning it over to a completely new di
we just heard from president barack obama. what do you think about the president's statements about the developments in egypt? >> i think it was a very good speech, not only that it came across as a very emotional speech but i think he paid respect, he paid respect to this people on the square, he paid respect to the young people who took the things in their own hands and are now creating this new egypt. i think it is a speech that will be listened very well to because people are very...
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you had president obama calling on mubarak last tuesday to begin a transition, in his words, now. but then, yesterday, i guess it was, we had frank wizner who was sent to the region to talk to president mubarak of egypt coming out and saying this. listen to what he had to say. >> the president must stay in office in order to steer those changes through. i therefore believe that president mubarak's continued leadership is critical. it's his opportunity to write his own legacy. >> schieffer: and the administration was quick to say he wasn't speaking for the administration in that. but what did you take from that? why did he say that? >> i think that frank, who is a very experienced diplomat, probably has had as many years in the state department as tom has, understands that removing mubarak is going to be critical here. he's trying to i think create some space for him to move. but that the administration, particularly the president has a different challenge. he's kind of like a high wire artist in which he's got to walk a fine line between wanting mubarak to go but not go in a way t
you had president obama calling on mubarak last tuesday to begin a transition, in his words, now. but then, yesterday, i guess it was, we had frank wizner who was sent to the region to talk to president mubarak of egypt coming out and saying this. listen to what he had to say. >> the president must stay in office in order to steer those changes through. i therefore believe that president mubarak's continued leadership is critical. it's his opportunity to write his own legacy. >>...
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president barack obama spoke before we have heard from president hosni mubarak. let's cross now to washington to speak to our state department correspondent. i understand you have been speaking to some officials for a reaction. what have you been hearing? >> we are expecting a statement from the white house -- a written statement from the white house any time soon, but in the meantime, i have been speaking to american officials, who have been giving me their first reactions to president mubarak's speech. initially, they said they were trying to decipher exactly what the public statement meant and how far the transfer of powers actually went. it was a very long speech, rather floury -- rather flowery language, and a lot of reference to constitutional articles. they said this probably did not go far enough for the crowd in tahrir square, but the protests will continue, and the crowds will get bigger. what is also interesting is where does this leave mr. suleiman if indeed president mubarak has transferred his powers to him and he is now the defacto president, as we
president barack obama spoke before we have heard from president hosni mubarak. let's cross now to washington to speak to our state department correspondent. i understand you have been speaking to some officials for a reaction. what have you been hearing? >> we are expecting a statement from the white house -- a written statement from the white house any time soon, but in the meantime, i have been speaking to american officials, who have been giving me their first reactions to president...
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and you can only imagine the young obama listening to this. i'm told that when obama meets with human rights activists from around the world privately he had sometimes describe his own experiences as a boy. i knows what what it's like to live in a-- he lived in, i lived there myself. i think that has come up this week. i think another feeling that obama has having lived through this, is that once the process of change really begins to roll, you can't put it back in the box. you can't stop it. i think obama with his natural reticence was reluctant to jump on this, to clamour for mubarak's depar ture. i also think he believes deeply that america has been part of the problem in that part of the world, that one sure way to undermine a reform movement is to embrace it with the american flag, for us to be calling the shots. i think he didn't want to do that. i'm told that at the end of the situation room meetings over the last week the president has turned to his aides and said we need to think about this in the larger complex. what is going on here
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>> what i heard from president obama that he is supporting the people. president mubarak told our president that you are a man and you are brave man and so on. >> reporter: president obama said that? >> yes. >> reporter: we know what the opposition wants. what do you want from the opposition? >> i want from the opposition to understand that in this limited time, we can do what president mubarak have said. and we cannot do more. and when new president will come, you will have more time to make any changes you want. >> reporter: there's all sorts of speculation and suggestions that the president of the united states and other officials want president mubarak to leave earlier than he wants to. and that vice president suleiman would take over, before new elections. i actually asked vice president suleiman whether he would stand in any new elections and he pretty much shot that down. he said, i'm an old man, i'm 74 years old, i'm tired. i don't think i will stand for the next elections. terry? >> change, at least, in the air in egypt. christiane amanpour, tha
>> what i heard from president obama that he is supporting the people. president mubarak told our president that you are a man and you are brave man and so on. >> reporter: president obama said that? >> yes. >> reporter: we know what the opposition wants. what do you want from the opposition? >> i want from the opposition to understand that in this limited time, we can do what president mubarak have said. and we cannot do more. and when new president will come, you...
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. >> president obama said earlier today that obviously egypt has to negotiate a path forward, and i think they are making progress. do you agree with the president? >> well, there certainly has been a beginning. the opening of discussions between the vice president, omar suleiman, and representatives of the demonstrators got off to a start. there is some difference of view as to whether or not progress was made. some newspapers are reporting that in fact there was some movement forward, while others are a little bit less sing win. we are at a very early stage. i would be hesitant at trying to characterize those talks because they have a long way to go not only in trying to reach agreement, but at the beginning of implementation of anything that is agreed. >> obviously there are many issues, but from your perspective, what is most critical in terms of the to do list that needs to be accomplished if the talks are going to go anywhere? >> well, i think there are probably four or five things that really top the list. the first is to find out whether or not what president mubarak offered last
. >> president obama said earlier today that obviously egypt has to negotiate a path forward, and i think they are making progress. do you agree with the president? >> well, there certainly has been a beginning. the opening of discussions between the vice president, omar suleiman, and representatives of the demonstrators got off to a start. there is some difference of view as to whether or not progress was made. some newspapers are reporting that in fact there was some movement...
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barack obama has pushed the government in cairo to make meaningful changes, while warning that a sudden shift could bring chaos. >> the revolution began on january 25. tens of thousands of egyptians took to the street, fed up with president hosni mubarak's regime. the police cracked down. scores of people died or were injured. but the people were undeterred and returned the next day. hundreds, thousands, the streets of cairo teamed with protesters. then the military intervened. demonstrators welcomed them with cheers and applause, hoping for protection from the police and security forces. the army said it would refrain from using force, but it did send several fighter jets to sweep low over tahrir square. people prayed for the victims of the brutal crackdown on for their own safety. the death toll was now in the hundreds. the protesters refused to give ground. tahrir square remains the center of the uprising. hundreds of thousands gathered ththe on february 1. people of all walks of life. demonstrating against the embattled president. suddenly the mood changed. more thugs believed to be
barack obama has pushed the government in cairo to make meaningful changes, while warning that a sudden shift could bring chaos. >> the revolution began on january 25. tens of thousands of egyptians took to the street, fed up with president hosni mubarak's regime. the police cracked down. scores of people died or were injured. but the people were undeterred and returned the next day. hundreds, thousands, the streets of cairo teamed with protesters. then the military intervened....
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it was a wonderful moment when obama could have shown his enormous love for the democracy protestors here. went to the university of cairo 18 months ago, preached freedom, liberation, et cetera. when these people demonstrated their courage, he didn't know which side to take. it was he who produced the clenched fist rather than the hand of democracy. there would have been some american flags around today if he had come out in the beginning and that would have solved so much anti-american rage in the middle east. not al qaeda's rage, but the u.s. would have suddenly... you'd have american flags and egyptian flags together. obama came out, honored his word at the university from the start he said the state security police he didn't do that, he went along with the torture state but i'll say this, up to now this is probably... up to this moment in 36 years in the middle east probably the happiest story i've ever covered. but i'll tell you a little instant just to show you the edge here in our western world. my colleague don mcintire is talking to some british tourists who were leaving and
it was a wonderful moment when obama could have shown his enormous love for the democracy protestors here. went to the university of cairo 18 months ago, preached freedom, liberation, et cetera. when these people demonstrated their courage, he didn't know which side to take. it was he who produced the clenched fist rather than the hand of democracy. there would have been some american flags around today if he had come out in the beginning and that would have solved so much anti-american rage in...
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and that will be a fill your for the obama administration. so i think administration is taking the view at least that it can influence, pressure suleiman with whom we have a close relationship into doing what is promised. producing these reforms within six months, finding time for political parties to come into being, talk to the egyptian people. it's all pretty far-fetched in a way when you think of the very close time frame. and certainly elbaradei says it's not possible. we need mubarak to go, he says, and we need a year to prepare elections. >> rose: i want to turn to one thing that i thought you wrote about really well, which is the sense of dignity that pervades the people that you have met. i'm quoting now from a man who said "why would we trust him now to play it right?" that's the question the west hand answered. you say "the deeper problem is more culture than political, to accept the mubarak or chaos argument is a form of disrespect to the civility and capacity of tahrir square. it's an expression of western failure before the expl
and that will be a fill your for the obama administration. so i think administration is taking the view at least that it can influence, pressure suleiman with whom we have a close relationship into doing what is promised. producing these reforms within six months, finding time for political parties to come into being, talk to the egyptian people. it's all pretty far-fetched in a way when you think of the very close time frame. and certainly elbaradei says it's not possible. we need mubarak to...
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obama had in mind. he is right now on air force one traveling back to washington and it will be interesting to see how quickly he does or does not come out to make a public statement about this. i think the white house will say what it has said throughout, we must watch and wait and this crucial line that has been repeated again and again, the egyptian people are going to be the drivers of this process. washington wants to be on the right side of history in the grand scheme of things and it does that by siding with the egyptian people, couching its arguments in terms of the egyptian people, but it is clear here this evening that events have not gone as officials of washington were expecting. >> i think what president mubarak would say is that it does not matter. he said a few times in his speech that egypt would not be dictated to by foreign powers. egypt would decide its own fate and sending a very clear message. we have heard statements by senior officials close to president mubarak telling the united
obama had in mind. he is right now on air force one traveling back to washington and it will be interesting to see how quickly he does or does not come out to make a public statement about this. i think the white house will say what it has said throughout, we must watch and wait and this crucial line that has been repeated again and again, the egyptian people are going to be the drivers of this process. washington wants to be on the right side of history in the grand scheme of things and it...
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would that satisfy, do you think, the obama administration? would it satisfy the leaders of the egyptian opposition? would it be the sort of thing the egyptian army would like to see happen? >> i do not think it would satisfy the opposition. the opposition has been that everything on its ability to change the regime. that means getting rid of mubarak. he is a symbol of all sorts of things. he has been unfairly characterized in many cases. he is a symbol of oppression. he is a symbol of secret police. he is a symbol of torture. the is a symbol of deprivation, although i do not think that is his fault. there is no way that can be accommodated within any structure you might imagine. that does not mean that he could not retire and give up the presidency and let someone else take it over. he could be treated with reverence and deference and so on. everybody could go down there and paid him homage. the constitution has to be changed. he has to be changed. there has to be political parties established. a whole series of events have to take place. >>
would that satisfy, do you think, the obama administration? would it satisfy the leaders of the egyptian opposition? would it be the sort of thing the egyptian army would like to see happen? >> i do not think it would satisfy the opposition. the opposition has been that everything on its ability to change the regime. that means getting rid of mubarak. he is a symbol of all sorts of things. he has been unfairly characterized in many cases. he is a symbol of oppression. he is a symbol of...
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is obama down? i think what's responsibility that democracy groups like n.d.i. in america and different n.g.o.s involved in democracy promotion, i was talking to one of the older people in the square but a doctor who's definitely part of this process he said what we desperately need are the building blocks of civil society. mubarak never let us have that. the only people who have it are muslim brothers. so they have powerful n.g.o.s. they have the abilitto organize. they have a political arm. the authentic very powerful group, they don't have that. and the best thing we can do... two things we can do for egypt that would... one is at the n.g.o. end level get over here. get over here and simply volunteer not to order, not direct, not dictate but to say do you need to know how to organize these kind of things? here's our experience. >> rose: egypt can now open itself up to all of the intelligence and all of the creativity in the world to join their own process. >> and there's one last thing we can do
is obama down? i think what's responsibility that democracy groups like n.d.i. in america and different n.g.o.s involved in democracy promotion, i was talking to one of the older people in the square but a doctor who's definitely part of this process he said what we desperately need are the building blocks of civil society. mubarak never let us have that. the only people who have it are muslim brothers. so they have powerful n.g.o.s. they have the abilitto organize. they have a political arm....
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is barak obama the last u.s. leader to host hosni mubarak. maybe that's what the white house thinks but is not saying so yet, but instead is talking about an orderly transition. >> the way egypt looks and operates must change. that's why we believe we should increase the amount of freedom that is had by the egyptian people. but that's not for us to determine what the parameters and what the limits of those are. >> the white house can point to past history. president obama called for orderly change when he visited egypt two years ago. but now there's a lot more at stake. egypt has huge strategic importance to the u.s. it controls the suez canal, vital for u.s. navy ships heading to the persian gulf and for world trade. it's the largest arab country and for the americans, it's been a place of stability for 30 years. it was the first to sign a peace treaty with israel which now fears what will come next. so, too, to other key u.s. allies like jordan and saudi arabia. everything depends now on what the egyptian military does next. it relies on am
is barak obama the last u.s. leader to host hosni mubarak. maybe that's what the white house thinks but is not saying so yet, but instead is talking about an orderly transition. >> the way egypt looks and operates must change. that's why we believe we should increase the amount of freedom that is had by the egyptian people. but that's not for us to determine what the parameters and what the limits of those are. >> the white house can point to past history. president obama called for...
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obama urged american businesses to start spending more and hiring more. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: we look at the changing role of egypt's military, as the country moves to a post-mubarak government. judy woodruff blogs about the 100th birthday celebration for ronald reagan in california. and our global health unit reports on the unsolved murders of women in guatemala. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll have another update from margaret warner in cairo. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i mean, where would we be without small businesses? >> we need small businesses. >> they're the ones that help drive growth. >> like electricians, mechanics, carpenters. >> they strengthen our communities. >> every year, chevron spends billions with small businesses. that go
obama urged american businesses to start spending more and hiring more. and to hari sreenivasan, for what's on the newshour online. hari? >> sreenivasan: we look at the changing role of egypt's military, as the country moves to a post-mubarak government. judy woodruff blogs about the 100th birthday celebration for ronald reagan in california. and our global health unit reports on the unsolved murders of women in guatemala. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen?...
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he was appointed ambassador by president obama in 2009. those are some of the day's major stories. now back to margaret. >> warner: we turn to how the obama administration's call for an orderly transition will play out in the streets and halls of government in egypt. to examine that, we go to daniel kurtzer, former u.s. ambassador to egypt from 1997 to 2001. he's now a professor at princeton university. marina ottaway, director of the middle east program at the carnegie endowment for international peace. and ian lesser, a former state department staffer, now a senior fellow at the german marshall fund. welcome to all of you. marina ottaway i'll begin with you. two big developments. the army said they would not fire on peaceful protestors. late in the day the new vice president said president mubarak wanted to have a dialogue, wanted him to have a dialogue with these protestors. what do you think is going on here? >> first of all, i think the military probably feels that it cannot shoot the protestors. it's a conflict. many of those young men in the army now in a few months will be
he was appointed ambassador by president obama in 2009. those are some of the day's major stories. now back to margaret. >> warner: we turn to how the obama administration's call for an orderly transition will play out in the streets and halls of government in egypt. to examine that, we go to daniel kurtzer, former u.s. ambassador to egypt from 1997 to 2001. he's now a professor at princeton university. marina ottaway, director of the middle east program at the carnegie endowment for...
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before mubarak's speech, president obama said that we were witnessing history unfold, and after that he said mubarak's failure to step down is not a clear transition in egypt and that it is not immediate, meaningful, or significant. that the country has failed to seize an opportunity here. the big question remains, how much influence does the unite"h states have here? they're walking a tight rope between trying to prevent this stand-off from getting worse and more violent and also not imposing what the united states wants on the egyptian people. lynn. >> tracie, thanks so much. >>> well, elsewhere facing a mini-revolt in the republican party. house speaker john boehner is now promising the largest budget cuts in congressional history. speaking before conservative conference last night, boehner said house republicans would vote next week on a spending bill that cuts "more than $1 billion in government funding for the current fiscal year." republican leaders had initially outlined plans to cut $74 billion in the measure, but tea party members wanted more citing their campaign promises.
before mubarak's speech, president obama said that we were witnessing history unfold, and after that he said mubarak's failure to step down is not a clear transition in egypt and that it is not immediate, meaningful, or significant. that the country has failed to seize an opportunity here. the big question remains, how much influence does the unite"h states have here? they're walking a tight rope between trying to prevent this stand-off from getting worse and more violent and also not...
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so far, the obama administration has been careful with its language. we have seen the administration shifting from day to day, with regards to its position. we are seeing a hardening of the u.s. position today. frankly, the white house was taken completely by surprise over this development. large numbers of americans are watching on tv. they were taken by surprise by mubarak announcement. you are going to see the united states adopting a far tougher stance, perhaps together with great britain and the european union. the pressure is going to be raised significantly on mubarak now to step aside. i do think you are going to see the rapidly deteriorating relationship between cairo and washington, on a political level, although you are going to continue to see close ties between the u.s. military and the egyptian army. certainly, the u.s. side is urging the egyptian military against using force against the protesters, who no doubt will be turning out in growing numbers on the streets of cairo and other egyptian cities. >> we have heard president barack obam
so far, the obama administration has been careful with its language. we have seen the administration shifting from day to day, with regards to its position. we are seeing a hardening of the u.s. position today. frankly, the white house was taken completely by surprise over this development. large numbers of americans are watching on tv. they were taken by surprise by mubarak announcement. you are going to see the united states adopting a far tougher stance, perhaps together with great britain...
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wants an orderly transition as they say president obama said hosni mubarak's statement on the transition of authority was not clear and needs more explanation mubarak basically said in his address that he was not going to run for president is a member and egyptians will have the chance to. whatever leader they choose but at any given time he said he was not going anywhere we spoke with senator ron paul earlier and he thinks mubarak is following washington's plan we had a lot to do with mubarak being in power and staying in power like we subsidize and we own all these our puppet dictator he does what we tell him because he gives so much money he's gotten probably sixty to seventy billion dollars and i understand his family probably has sixty or seventy billion dollars stashed away in swiss accounts and other places around the world washington can hardly be considered to be impartial when it comes to power struggle in egypt it's a strategic location for the u.s. mubarak has been a close ally for thirty years the u.s. has been pumping billions of dollars into the egyptian military and they
wants an orderly transition as they say president obama said hosni mubarak's statement on the transition of authority was not clear and needs more explanation mubarak basically said in his address that he was not going to run for president is a member and egyptians will have the chance to. whatever leader they choose but at any given time he said he was not going anywhere we spoke with senator ron paul earlier and he thinks mubarak is following washington's plan we had a lot to do with mubarak...
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. >> a sign of her faith that he will return home a hope shared by the obama administration, as well. loktd in this long running diplomatic conflict over their secretive nuclear program. ultimately the fate of the two hikers may be decided more by politics. >> there has been another legal blow to oakland's plan to tax large scale pot farms. a system councilman says he is withdrawing his legal advice and they need to hire an attorney. in a letter sent to the mayor he indicated he would turn over all the times they have collected so far. on tuesday the city council agreed to revise the pot proposal after federal and local law enforcement officials warned it could be illegal and could invite state and federal prosecution. the changes would limit the size of the farms and require that each one operate its own on site dispensary. >> residents held a peace march through the trumped old town yesterday. -- troubled old town yesterday. >> police chief joined marchers. they walked to the site of a shooting that left three men dead and three juveniles wounded. they approved spending $400,000 to
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here >> first of all, as you know, i have supported the obama administration's foreign policy and i want them to succeed. i'm concerned that there is a danger of confusion confusing the process by which the change of government stays in place with a contest that has to take place after this. i do not think the administration will be in a position to put itself at the head of the true democratic parade around the world baby becoming too involved in the process of changing the governmental structure of egypt. in fact, i believe that if the process of changing the government is structured, it's not well-conducted. the more important contest that will come afterwards when the non-democratic and anti-democratic forces begin to organize each other will become much more difficult to contest. right now the radical and extremist and jihadist forces want somebody to create the democratic space so that they can afterwards pursue their objectives, many of which are against our interests and in the process of moving towards a democratic system we should keep in mind that there are two separate e
here >> first of all, as you know, i have supported the obama administration's foreign policy and i want them to succeed. i'm concerned that there is a danger of confusion confusing the process by which the change of government stays in place with a contest that has to take place after this. i do not think the administration will be in a position to put itself at the head of the true democratic parade around the world baby becoming too involved in the process of changing the governmental...
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president obama started a my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful it must be peaceful and it must begin now and then faithfully one after the other one the other governments followed suit bind them and caught the show these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now for greater freedom and democracy in egypt and it seems the theme was contagious as the call for a new egypt spreads uncontrolled across the western mass media there were two hundred and fifty thousand people in the streets of cairo protesting for democracy this is how democracy happens but what right do u.s. and european leaders have to get involved in what's essentially domestic unrest about dissatisfaction with a ruler who cares what they want in egypt certainly not these demonstrators at the egyptian embassy in london they supported the egyptian regime for such a long time and in fact they are they do feel regime and now they are talking about democracy and respect the for the rights of this and so obama's speech i want to spend most of it could be sitting on the fence so much and muster
president obama started a my belief that an orderly transition must be meaningful it must be peaceful and it must begin now and then faithfully one after the other one the other governments followed suit bind them and caught the show these democratic change has to start now. it needs to happen now for greater freedom and democracy in egypt and it seems the theme was contagious as the call for a new egypt spreads uncontrolled across the western mass media there were two hundred and fifty...
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messages coming from an administration that's unsure what to do when the protests first started president obama was careful not to abandon his old friend hosni mubarak but his loyalties soon shifted and he sided with the protesters to trying to keep on top of things for sure of the muslim brotherhood reach the top of egypt's though impose their special agenda they'll go ahead to establish a religious state and despite them saying they don't want to be in the government they do they want to rule egypt and it's not just egypt many fia much of the arab world today saying if it can happen in the streets of cairo back ups it can happen so as the brotherhood sits down for talks with the government it despises it's not just egypt's future that's at stake but so to that of the region policy r.t. kyra. well omar suleiman recently appointed egypt's of seven vice president is being hailed as a distinguished and respected politician but details have since surfaced about the darker side of a man and his that the country's intelligence agency since one thousand nine hundred three bullets cross that line to t
messages coming from an administration that's unsure what to do when the protests first started president obama was careful not to abandon his old friend hosni mubarak but his loyalties soon shifted and he sided with the protesters to trying to keep on top of things for sure of the muslim brotherhood reach the top of egypt's though impose their special agenda they'll go ahead to establish a religious state and despite them saying they don't want to be in the government they do they want to rule...
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obama referring to the whole world participating in this event. here in germany, analysts was pointing to the parallels to the developments in tunisia and egyptian and the collapse of communism. it is very historic but berlin has been taking a cautious approach in the past week in spite of all the east german comparisons. what was behind that cautious approach? >> i want to mention one point. it's a word. it's israel, it's the security of israel. she said today and said earlier, i rejoice with the people of egypt but angela merkel also said that the military leadership in egypt must do its part to uphold peace in the region. she said we expect the future egyptian government to continue to keep the peace in the middle east and that agreements made with israel are respected. she is referring back to 1979, the peace treaty signed by anwar san antonio sadat -- anwar sadat. the hope now is of course that that relationship between egypt and israel will be maintained. >> israel being key to german foreign policy but also the palestinians playing a role t
obama referring to the whole world participating in this event. here in germany, analysts was pointing to the parallels to the developments in tunisia and egyptian and the collapse of communism. it is very historic but berlin has been taking a cautious approach in the past week in spite of all the east german comparisons. what was behind that cautious approach? >> i want to mention one point. it's a word. it's israel, it's the security of israel. she said today and said earlier, i rejoice...
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the will of the people was truly realized and i think that's been very obvious in the way that the obama administration has been so timid and approaching this in that we've seen so many lawmakers so many pundits here in the u.s. that have tried it carefully because of course that's our policy we support democracy except for well sometimes when that democracy doesn't like us but i want to know what you think about the fact that now the obama administration is propping up omar suleiman the former intelligence chief and now newly made vice president this is the the torture i'll shake as people call him. well this is simply a way to maintain the status quo while changing the face but the egyptian people are not stupid and they are too smart for that and they will not accept that and it's not really a matter of people not liking the united states it is not liking their land being occupied and prostituted and not liking their people being bombed and military bases on their land people don't like the people in okinawa are not opposing the military base on their land through any dislike for the
the will of the people was truly realized and i think that's been very obvious in the way that the obama administration has been so timid and approaching this in that we've seen so many lawmakers so many pundits here in the u.s. that have tried it carefully because of course that's our policy we support democracy except for well sometimes when that democracy doesn't like us but i want to know what you think about the fact that now the obama administration is propping up omar suleiman the former...
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egyptian people want it to and that's how it democracy should work that's the rhetoric here president obama is expected to deliver a speech along these lines congratulating the people the media here to celebrate the new and free egypt but little is known about what really happened in cairo last night said in his address he was not leaving until september it's not quite clear why is it that it is his vice president omar suleiman who is announcing his who announced his departure would also happen the army staff is now basically in charge of the country and the army which is largely funded by the united states the question is who is really in power in egypt right now and are the gypsies really free washington can hardly be impartial when it comes to power struggle in egypt it's a strategic location for the united states egypt is a neighbor to has been a close ally for thirty years the u.s. has been pumping billions of dollars into the egyptian military and they certainly don't want to lose it whoever comes comes next although the official position is it's up to the egyptian people to choose th
egyptian people want it to and that's how it democracy should work that's the rhetoric here president obama is expected to deliver a speech along these lines congratulating the people the media here to celebrate the new and free egypt but little is known about what really happened in cairo last night said in his address he was not leaving until september it's not quite clear why is it that it is his vice president omar suleiman who is announcing his who announced his departure would also happen...
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criticizes president mubarak's actions and question whether the obama administration would handle the situation differently if it happened in america. than thirteen a cute and cuddly characters competing for the title of the sochi winter olympics mascot have been revealed so who they are and vote for your favorite that's on our website our take dot com. on the day which would have been ronald reagan's hundredth birthday analysts and commentators have been looking back on the former american president's legacy much of the u.s. media has spoken glowingly of his time in office but some dissenting voices say that more than thirty years after his presidency there reporting more on myth than the man himself archie is christine for sao has more. it was a celebration fit for a king. and even though the u.s. government never had a monarchy if they did this man thank you just may have been the king we give ourselves a little pat on the back for having made republican a proud word once again. ronald reagan the fortieth president of the united states may be gone but his one hundredth birthday saw
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because of his military background the least have to figure in any succession scenario and so when obama goes on record and says he gyptian is must choose for themselves it is not the world any other country to determine egypt's leaders only the egyptian people can do that people here laugh because you secretary of state is admitting to something different but we have to do is to set a consistent message this morning the orderly transition has been. urging. transparency is very free but many egyptians are afraid of and think he's more a dictator the mr mubarak which leaves the united states out in the cold when it has to explain why it's backing him policy r.t. kyra. has crossed by one of our top stories and talk more on the a found case let's cross live to copenhagen that's where we joined by a lot of poker from denmark independent daily international newspaper many of us of being with us here on r.t. now the u.k. well it seems about the great pressure doesn't have justified julian our songes extradition to sweden so what do you expect to happen to the wiki leaks founder next. well firs
because of his military background the least have to figure in any succession scenario and so when obama goes on record and says he gyptian is must choose for themselves it is not the world any other country to determine egypt's leaders only the egyptian people can do that people here laugh because you secretary of state is admitting to something different but we have to do is to set a consistent message this morning the orderly transition has been. urging. transparency is very free but many...
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speech was not well received by protesters in cairo but erupted into angry trons against him president obama has sharply criticized a trip to government and called for a clear path to democracy. russia's president pays a surprise visit to moscow a train station discovery major security lapses following the visit he would of the countries in the enforcement agencies to focus the attention on of all transport systems the president to transport security under his pastoral control after last month's terrorist attack at moscow's dimaggio the airport which killed thirty six people. and german chancellor angela merkel face just washes over the military airstrike which killed dozens of civilians in afghanistan almost two years ago up to one hundred forty two people were killed dozens of them civilians as a result of this trying to fuel. by time about a minute and. taking up on our top story there's more on president mubarak's address to the nation on the next so stay with us for that. for the feast we've got. the biggest issues get voice face to face with the news makers. welcome the loner show will
speech was not well received by protesters in cairo but erupted into angry trons against him president obama has sharply criticized a trip to government and called for a clear path to democracy. russia's president pays a surprise visit to moscow a train station discovery major security lapses following the visit he would of the countries in the enforcement agencies to focus the attention on of all transport systems the president to transport security under his pastoral control after last...
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tonight now before we get into the mine is his background really let's talk about the fact that the obama administration we know we already have been speaking about this considering this day fifteen of the protests have really struggled in coming up with the message and at first they didn't know to say that it seemed like they were really pushing mubarak to step down they said they supported democracy they said now means now and now they're kind of backtracking does that make it even worse the fact that you came out in support of people and now you're backtracking remember we have seen in the embassy and elsewhere in egypt all the time twenty four seventh's we have margaret scobey our ambassador there we sent frank wisner the very capable man there i'm quite confident that the assessment coming back from those people all of them is roughly this mubarak. whatever the regime is going to be there is going to stay there that the people have not been successful in terms of on lodging on cd kicking out the really the leadership in egypt as for example they seem to have been in tunisia so they'r
tonight now before we get into the mine is his background really let's talk about the fact that the obama administration we know we already have been speaking about this considering this day fifteen of the protests have really struggled in coming up with the message and at first they didn't know to say that it seemed like they were really pushing mubarak to step down they said they supported democracy they said now means now and now they're kind of backtracking does that make it even worse the...